What is the scope of the court’s jurisdiction in determining whether a claim against a defendant has been successful?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Ontario (Attorney General) v. 15 Johnswood Crescent, 2009 CanLII 50751 (ON SC):

As Middleton J. said in Russell v. Osler above, it would be unwise to circumscribe the scope of the court’s discretion and there may well be other factors that will come into play in a particular case.

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